Cigar-machine.



No. 829,019. PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

H. KNIGHT. CIGAR MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1903.

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. H. KNIGHT.

CIGAR MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED 0OT.17, 1903.

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N0- 8 29,019. PATENTED-AUG. 21, 1906.

H. KNIGHT.

CIGAR MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0012171 1903.

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nnirnn STATES.

HARRY KNIGHT, OF JERSEY CITY,

NATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY PATEWI OFFICE.

NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR ro INTER- .coMPANY, or JERSEY, CITY, NEW

JERSEY, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. v a

' CIGAR-MACHINE.

To all whomTit may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY KNIGHT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings;

forming a part of the same.

This inventionrelates to improvements in cigar-machinery.

The present invention ,has reference particularly to mechanisms for operating upon the rear end of a wrapper with its projectin end ortion or fiag and windin it around the ead of the cigar-bunch, mec anism for so winding such rear end and fla being usually termed cigar-heading mechanism. By rear end of the wrapper is meant that part of the Wrapper which is the last to be wrapped about the cigar-bunch and which is wrapped about the head thereof.

One of the objects of the present invention 1 is to provide a cigar heading mechanism which will be simple in construction and which will windthe rear end of the wra per and the flag thereof about the head 0 the cigar-bunch smoothly and evenly after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound by suitable mechanism about the bunch.

Another object of the present invention is to provide means operating after the body or major portion of the wrapperhas been wound or laid about the cigar -,bunch to nick or partially sever the rear end of thewrapper, so as to form the flag of the wrapper, the means .provided for this purpose also assisting in properly guiding and supporting the flag while'it is being wound on the bunch.

Another object of the present invention is to provide means whereby, as the body or major portion of the wrapper is being wound brought into and held in operative relation to the stationary member thereof, the flag of the wrapper will be held in a spread-out con- Specification of Letters Patent. anplication filed October 17. 1903. Serial No. 177.880.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

ments of the present invention can best be had from a detailed description of an organization embodying the same, such description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of acigar-wrapping mechanism provided with the several improvements constituting the present invention in their preferred form. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken on the irregular line 3 of Fig. 2-. Fig. 4 is a similar view, and on the same scale, illustrating in a different osition some of the parts shown in Fig. 3. igs. 5, 6, and 7 are sectional diagrammatic views illustrating the manner in which the movable member of the heading tive relation to the stationary member thereof, Figs. 5 and 6 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows 5 6, respectively, Figs. 3 and 4, while Fig. 7, which is on a larger scale, looks in the reverse direction indicated by the arrow 7 in Fig. 3. Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views of the'cigar-wrsipping mechanism and the two members of the cigar-heading mechanism, showing the movable member of the latter in its two positons relatively to the stationary member with'which it coacts. F gs. 10, 11, and 12 are details, in section, illustrating the wrapper-nicking mechanism in cutting position and serving as a guide or support for the flag of the wrapper, and illustratin also the two members of the cigar-heading evice in operative relation to each other and in engagement with the'head of a cigar, the flag of the wrapper being partially Wound about the latter. Fig. 13 is a detail of a portion of a cigar-wrapper and the flag ortion thereof formed by the wrappernicklng mechanism and which is to be wrapped about the head of the cigar by the cigar-heading mechanism, and Fig. 14 is a diagrammatic view illustrating connections mechanism is moved into and out of opera for driving the rollers of the cigar-wrapping winds the major portion of the wrapper rolls 1 2 3.

about it, may be varied in construction, but, as shown, consists of three suitably-sha ed The lowermost roll 1 is fixe to a shaft 4, journaled in standards 5 6. The shaft 7 of the roll 2 is journaled at one end in the upper end of an arm 8, the lower end of which is fixed to oneend of arock-shaft 9, journaled in the standards 5 6, the opposite end of said shaft 7 being journaled in an arm 10, fixed to the opposite end of rock-shaft 9. The shaft 11 of roll 3 is journaled at one end in theupper end of an arm 12, the lower end of which is fixed to a rock-shaft 13 journaled in the standards 5 6, the opposite end of saidshaft 11 being journaled in an arm 14, fixed to the rook-shaft 13; The rolls 1 2 3 are rotated from a gear 15 in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 14 by a train of gears 16 17 18 19, the latter of which meshes with a pinion 20, fixed to the shaft 4 of roll 1, said'pinion 20 being in turn connected by intermediates 21 22, loosely mounted on rockshafts 9 13, respectively, with pinions 23 24, respectively, fixed to the shafts 7 11 of the rolls-2 3, asbest illustrated in Fig. 14.

During the operation of rolling a cigarbunch and; winding a wrapper about the same, the rolls 1 2 3 occupy the closed positionillustrated by full lines in the drawings. When the operation of rolling and wrapping a cigarwbunch is completed, it is necessary that; these rolls be opened so that the com-.

pleted cigar confined between them may be removed and a new bunch introduced between the rolls. To provide for this opening of the rolls and for thenclosin them about the bunchso introduced, the rdlls 2 3 are, as before pointed out, journaled in the arms 8 i 10. and 12 14, fixed at their lower ends to the rook-shafts 9 13, so that the rolls 23 are free to be moved to and from each other into closed and open position. This opening and closing movement of the rolls 2 3 is effected by alever 25 fulcrumed in the upper end of a standard 26, rising from the base of the machine. The upper end of said lever is connected with the shaft 7 of roll 2 by a stud 27, passing through the upper end of said lever and=entering a slot 28 in one end of a link 29, the opposite end of which is connected with the shaft 7 The lower end of said lever 25 is-providedwith a bowl 30, engaged by a camroove (not shown) formed in the face of a isk or segment 31, fixed to a shaft 32, j ournaled in standard 26 and driven by means of a segment, or lever 33, engaging a segmental gear 34, fixed to the shaft 32 the lower end of saidsegmentbeing fixed to a suitably-driven ,oscillatin shaft 35. It will be understood that, as t e segment 33, shaft .32, and camdisk 31 are moved in the directions indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3 the upper end of the lever 25 will at the proper time be swung by the cam-groove (not shown) on disk 3 1 to the right of Fig. 3, and in moving in this direction will,

through the link 29 and shaft 7, move the roll 2 outwardly or away from the roll 3 into the position indicated by dotted lines' in Fi 4. As the segment 33 s aft 32, and cam-dis 31 are being thus moved a cigar-bunch is being rolled and wra ped by the rolls 1 2 3, and in order to avoi ment of the roll 2-that is to say, o utward movement of said roll before the completion of the rollin and wrapping operationthe cam-groove %not shown) on disk 31, for operating the lever 25., is so timed that it will not engage the bowl on lever 25, soas to move the roll 2 outwardly, until the rollin and wrapping operation is about complete and in'like manner,upon the movement of the segment 33 shaft 32, and disk 31 in the oppo site direction, the cam groove or disk 31 will not move the lever 25 and roll 2 in the opposite direction or toward roll 3 until sufficient time has ela sed to permit the removal of the cigar which as been completed and the insertion of a new bunch therefor between the rolls 1 2 3.

As the roll 2 is moved outwardly and inwardly by the lever 25, in the manner just described, the roll 3 ,will be likewise moved outwardly and inwardly, as indicated by full lines and dotted lines in Fig. 4, this movement-of the roll 3 being effectedby the plates 1.0 14 in, which the rolls 2 3 are journaled and which are also fixed to the rock-shafts 9 13, respectively, as before described. For the purpose of somoving roll 3 the plate 10 is provided with a tooth 36, engaging a corresponding recess-37 in the plate 14, so that as the shaft 9 andsaid late 10 are rocked by the lever 25 through lin 27 and arm 8, the plate 10 will correspondingly rock the late 14 and the shaft. 13, and through said p ate andthe arm 12, fixed to said shaft 13, move the roll 3 (which is journaled in said plate and arm 14 12) outwardly or inwardly, according to the direction in which the roll 2 is moved, as illustrated by full and dotted lines in Fig. 4.

During the operation of rolling and wrapping a cigar-bunch it will be understood that the rolls 1 2 3 occupy the positions in which they are shown in full lines in the several figures of the drawings, and that the rotating and oscillating parts thus far described move in the directions indicated by the arrows in Figs. 3 and 14.

Upon the completion of a wrapping operation the-rolls 2 3 will be thrown open or into the position in which they are illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. While the rolls 2 3 are in this position a new cigar-bunch and a wrapper therefor will be deposited .into position between the rolls 1 2 3. The bunch may be introduced between the rolls 1 2 3 by hand or by any suitable mechanism, and the wrapper may be fed to the bunch in the rolls in any suitable v way. The particular machine selected to illustrate the invention is premature outward movedesigned to be used in connection with an shown ordescrl ed for the reason that a description orillustrati on thereof would not in any way assist in understanding the present invent on. .A wrapper guiding plate 38,

which assists ndirecting the wra per to the hunch is, however, shown. ThlS plate 38 has a movement with roll 2 from and to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3 and has also a swinging movement vertically to and fromthe rolls'l 2 3, its upward-swinging movement being effected by a spring 39, by which it may be maintiiined in proper relation toa suitable wrapper-carrier. (Not shown.) The rear end of the wrapperas it is drawn over guide-plate 38 is engaged and supported by an additional guidelate 40, hereinafter more fully described. The completed cigar may be withdrawn from between the rolls 1 2 3 when the latter are opened by hand or by'means of suitable fingers,.such as the vertically-moving fingers 41 42,- of wellknown construction, mounted upon a slide 43, operated by a lever 44, fulcrumed in a standard 45 and operated by a cam-groove 46 in a cam-disk 47, the shaft 48, to which the latter is fixed, being j ournaled in the standard 44 and in a standard 49.

The cigar rolling and wrapping devices thus far described of themselves form no part of the present invention, and for this reason, and also for the reason that they are in the main well known, further detailed description need not be given here of their construc tion or method of operation.

The heading mechanism-While the details of construction of this mechanism may be varied in the particular machine selected to'illustrate the invention, it consists of a stationary member 51, supported on the shaft 4 and rock-shaft 9, and a relatively 'movable member 52, which normally occupies the position in which it is shown in Figs.

3 and 8, but which is adaptedto be moved from that position to the position illustrated in Figs. 4 and 9that is to say, into operative relation to the stationary member 51 and into engagement with the flag 50 of the wrapper and the head of the partially-complet'ed cigar resting upon said stationary member, as illustrated in Fig. 9. The stationary member 51, in the particular construction shown, is provided in its upper face with a longitudinally-inclined recess 53, in whichthe head end of the cigar-bunch rests, as shown in Fig. 10. As the operation of winding the body or major portion of the wrapper is about to be completed, however, the member 52 is, through connectionswhich will presently be described, moved toward the stationary member 51that is to say, into the position in which it is shown inFigs. 4 and 9-in. which position it engages the head of the cigar and the flag of the wrapper,

wrapper is about completed, this arm is and, coacting with the stationary member 51, completes the operation of winding the wrap= per and the flag thereof around the head of the cigar or cigar=bunch, the cigar-bunch of course being turned by rolls 1 2 3. The member 52 of the particular heading mechanism shown consists of a disk loosely mounted so as to rotate in a bearing 54 in the upper end-of an arm 55, pivotally mounted on a stud 56 in the standard 5. member 52 is in line with the oint or contracted end of the recess 53 in t 1e stationarg member 51 and will therefore be in line wit the head. of the cigar in said recess, and as the face of said member 52 is inclined radially, asshown, it follows that as a cigar-bunch is turned by the rolls 1 2 3 the movable member or disk 52, when moved into engagement with it, will turn freely with it in its bearing 54. As the cigar-bunch is turned by rolls 1. 2 3 the disk 52, engaging the rear end and flag V of the wrapper, will wind it aboutthe cigarbunch, as shown in Figs. 10, 11, and 12. To assist the disk 52 in roperly winding the rear end and flag of t e wrapper about the 0 bunch, the disk 52 may be provided with a guiding-pin 52", projecting from its center and adapted, when the disk 52 is moved to ward member 51, to extendv transversely across and in line with the point or contracted end of the recess in the latter, so as to engage the end of the cigar-bunch and also engage the edge of and guide the rear end and flag of the wrapper as they are wound upon the head of the cigar-bunch, as illustrated in 1 0 Figs. 10 to 12.

Normallyi. 6., while the major or body portion of a wra per is being wound about a ci ar-bunch by t "e rolls 1 2 3-the arm 55, by w 'ch the disk 52 is moved to and from the member 51, occupies the position (which may be called its rearward v osition) in which it is illustrated in Fig. 3 of t e drawings. When the winding of the major or body portion of a I 1 C moved from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3 to that 1n which it is shown in Fig. 4 by a spring 57, connected at one end with an arm 58, secured on standardv 45, and at its other end with the hub of arm 55. It will be r T 5 observed that when the arm 55 is moved to this position (see Figs. 4 and 9) the movable member or disk 52 of the heading mechanism and its guiding-pin 52 are in operative relation to the stationary member 51 and the cigar bunch and wrapper held by the rolls 1 2 '3. The arm 55 is retained in the position in The center of the 7 5 to bear against one face or side of the cam disk 47,-as illustrated in Figs. 3 to-7. Thisabout-a-pin 65, secured to the under surface anism. The disk 47, however, is -with-a shoulder 66, which, as the, dis moves of-the disk 63, asillustrated-in Fig. 7. While the point of-the toe 61 remains in engagement 'withthe face of disk 47 the arm 55 and movable member or disk52 of the headingmechanism will occupy the positions illustrated in Figs. 3, 5, and 7, with the movable member 52 and its pin 52 out of operative relation to stationary member 51 of the heading mechrovided inthe directionindicated by the arrow in Figs. 3,5, and 7, will-en age the toe 61 and move it to the position i lustrated in Fig. 6, thus permitting the spring 57 to swingthe arm 55 to the position shownin Fig. 4, and thereby move-the disk or movable member 52 ofthe heading mechanism, with pin 52*,

into operative relation to the stationary mem ber 51, as illustratedin Figs. 4 and 9 to 12.

lhe arm 55 remainsin this position until. the cam-disk 47 has about completed its movement in the direction indicated by the'arrow in Fig. 3, when said arm 55 is engaged by a cam-plate 67 upon the cam-disk 47, which returns the arm 55 from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 4 to that in'which it is shown in Fig. 3. As the arm 55 is thus moved by the cam-plate 67 the spring 62 will movethe toe 61'from the position in which it is illustrated in Fi 6 to the position in which it is illustrated in. .igs. 5 and 7,with its point again in engagement with the side or face of the camdisk 47. The toe 61 and the arm 55 are maintained in this .position during the return movement of the cam-disk 47 and until,

' during the next movement of the cam disk 47 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3, the shoulder 66 is again brought into engagement with the toe 61 to-a 'ain move it to the position illustrated in Flg. 6 and the arm 55 and I disk or movable member 52 to the position illustrated in Figs. 4 and 9. Thedisk 63 is provided with shoulders 68 69, the former of which limits the movement of the toe 61 by the-shoulder 66 and the latter of which limits the movement of said toe by the spring 62in the opposite direction or by reason of the contact of the point of the toe withthe side of the cam-disk 47 as the lattermakes its return movement-that is to say, as it moves in the direction opposite to that indiseated-by the arrow in Fig. 3. i

The wrapper-guide 40, heretofore referred,

to in the description of the cigar-wrapping mechanism, is rovided for the purpose of engaging the under side of the rear end of the wrapper and guiding and supporting it as it leaves the tension-plate 38 and is drawn downwardly by the rolls 1 2 3 and the cigarbunch between them. Said guide is adapted to move with the movable member 52 toand from the stationary member 5 1 of the heading ward the stationary member 51 of the head ing mechanism it will engage and move the ide-plate 40 from the position shown in 3 to'that shown in Fig. 4. Theguideplate 40.is returned to the position (its normal position) shown in Fig. 3 by aspring71, connected at its lowerend to arm ,55 and at its upper end to arm 70, the movement ofthe guide-plate 40in this direction being limited by a stop 72 on the arm 12, in which the shaft 11 of roll 3 is ournaled.

The wrapper nicking mechanism. This mechanism consists of a pair of cutters 73 74, the former of which is rigidly secured to the arm 55 (see Figs. 3 and 4) and the latter of which is loosely mounted .or fulcrumed upon the rock-shaft 9-and is pivotally connected to the cutter 73, so that as the arm 55 is moved inwardly by the spring 57 on the movement of the toe .61 to the position illustrated in Fig. 6 the cutting edge of the cutter 74 will be swung downwardly from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3 to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 4 and in being so moved will coact with the cutting edge of, the cutter 73 to nick or partially sever the rear end of the wrapper to form the fla 50, as illustrated in Fig. 11, the .rear en ofthe wrapper being maintained in proper relation to the cutters 73 74 for this cutting operation by the wrapper-distending mechanism, which will presently be described. When the arm 55 is returned from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 4 to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3, as heretofore'described, the cutter 73 will move with the arm 55 and raise the cutter 74 from the position illustrated in Fig. 4 to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. not only performs the function of nicking or partially severing the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag, as just described, but also upon thus nicking the rear end of the wrapper serves as a guide or support for the 'flag, maintaining itout of contact with the bunch and the body of the wrapper and sup This wrapper-nicking mechanism,

porting and guiding it as it is drawn toward and wound about the head of the cigar-' and guide it, as best il ustrated in Figs.

to 12. v

The wrappewdtstendtng mechamsm.This

. mechanism, which is provided for the purpose of distending the rear end of the wrapper and keeping it distended during the heading operation, so that it will be properly resented to the head of the ci ar-bunchan also be properly presented to t e cutters 73 74, consists of arranged between a suction-pipe 75, which, actin upon the rear end of the wrapper, tends to draw it away from the rolls 2 3 and between. the cutters 73 74, which, as best shown in Fig. 1, are the suction-pipe 75 and of the rolls 1 2 3. This air-suction on arm 8 and is provided the end pipe is supported -with a flexible portion 76, connected with a suitable suction apparatus. (Not shown.)

Theflag-s reading mechanism .-This mechanism, the unction of which is to spread out the Hag portion of the wrapper, so that it may be presented evenlyv and otherwise properly to the cigar-bunch, consists of an air-blast pipe 77, which, as will be observed on reference to Fig. 1, is arranged obliquely with referepge to the rolls 1 2; 3 and points toward the movable member or disk 52 of the heading mechanism, so that air issuing from said pipe under pressure will spread out the rear end and flagportion of the wrapper and hold it against t e surface of said movable member or disk 52, and thereby insure even and smooth windin or laying of the flag of the wrap er aroun the head of the cigar. This air-b ast pipe 7 7 is fixed to the stationary member 51 and is P POVidE'd at its lower end with a flexible tube 78 for connection with a suitable air=forci g apparatus. (Not shown.)

What 1 claim is' a 1. The combination, with mechanism ioi rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the ma or ortion of awrapper about it, of a cigaeheadmg mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a rotative member for engaging the rear end of the wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically effecting such relative movement of said two members when the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch substantially as described.

2. The combination, with mechanism for I rolling a cigar-bunch and windmg the ma or from sa d support ng ortion of a wrapper about it, of a ci a1- eading mechanism, comprising a mem ei for supporting .the head of the cigar-bunch and aloosely-mounted rotative member for engaging the rear end of the. wrapper and wlndmg it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically effecting such relative movement of said two members when the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch substantially as described.

3. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigarheading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a rotative memberhaving an inclined working face for engagin the rear end of the wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically effecting such relative movement of said two members when the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch substantially as described.

4. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigarheading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a looselymounted rotative member having an inclined working face for engaging the rear end of the wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation to each other, and mechanism for automatically bringing said two members into operative relation when the majo; portion of the wrapperhas been wound about the bunch, substantially as described.

5. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the-head of the bunch, a rotative member movable to and from said supporting member, for engaging the rear end of the Wrapper and winding it about the head, and a flag-guiding device movable into and out of position to engage the head of the bunch and the flag of the wrapper, substantially as described.

6. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the bunch, a rotative member movable to and from said supporting member, for engaging the rear end of the wrapper and windingt about the head, and a flag-guiding device movable into and out of position to engage the head of the bunch and the flag of the wrapper, substantially as described.

. 7. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the bunch, a rotative member movable to and emberand having an inclined working face, for engaging the rear end of the wrapper and winding it about the head, and a flag-guiding device movable into and out of position to engage the head of the bunch and the flag of the wrapper, substantially as described.

8. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the bunch, a rotative member movable to and from said su porting member and having an inclined worhing face, for engaging the rear end of the wrapper and winding it about the head, and a flag-guiding device movable into andout of position to engage the head of the bunch and the flag of the Wrapper, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major ortion of a wrapper about it, of a cigareading mechanism, comprising suitable devices for supporting the head of the cigarbunch and winding the rear end of the wrapper about it in combination with a wrappernicking mechanism operatin upon the rear end of the wrapper to form t e flag thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, mechanism for automatically operating said nicking mechanism and means movable into and out of postion for engaging the flag and supporting it as it is drawn toward the bunch, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigarheading mechanism, comprising suitable devices for supporting the head of the cigarbunch and winding the rear end of the wrapper about it, in combination with a wrapper nicking mechanism operatin upon the rear end of the wrapper to form t after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, mechanism for automatically operating said nicking mechanism and means movable therewith into and out of position for engaging the fla and su porting it as it is drawn toward t e bunc substantially as described.

11. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigarheading mechanism, comprising suitable devices for supporting the head of the cigarbunch and winding the rear end of the wrapper about it, in combination with a wrappernicking mechanism operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, mechanism for automatically operatin said nicking mechanism and provided Wit a part moving with it for engaging the fla and supporting it as it is drawn toward the unch, substantially as described.

e flag thereon,

12. The combination, vsfith mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigareading mechanism,'comprising a member for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of the wrap er and winding it about the head of the bunc said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically bringing said two members into operative relation when the major portion of the wra per has been wound about the bunch, in com ination with a. wrapper-inicking mechanism controlled in its operation by said heading mechanism and operating u on the rear end of the wrapper to form the ag thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been'wound about the bunch, and mechanism for automatically o erating Saidnicking mechanism substantial y as described.

13. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major portion of a wrapper about it, of a ci ar-- eading mechanism, comprising a mem er for supporting the head offthe cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of the wrap er and winding it about the head of the bunch said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically bringing said two members into operative relation when the ma'or portion of the wra per has been wound a out the bunch, in combination with a. wrapper-nicking mechanism controlled'in its operation by said heading mechanism and operating u on the rear end of the wrapper to form the ag thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about thebunch, mechanism for automatically operating said nicking mechanism and -means movable into and out of position for en a in the fia and su ortin it as it is drgw h t ward th bunch, sh ibstari iaially as described.

14. The combination, with mechanism for rolling a cigar-bunch and Winding the major portion. of a wrapper about it, of a cigar-. heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a member for en aging the rear end of 11 the wrapper and win mg it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically bringing said two members into operative relation when the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, in combination with a wrapper-nicking mechanism controlled in its operation by said :headin mechanism and operating upon the rear en of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch and mechanism for automatically opfrating said nicking mechanism, said nic ing mechanism being provided with a part moving with it for engaging the fla and supporting it as it is drawn toward t e bunch, substantially as described. i

15. The combination, with mechanism for portion of a wrapper about it, of a cigarheading mechanism, comprising a member 1 for supporting the head of the cigar-bunch and a member for en aging the rear end of the wrapper and win ing it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, and mechanism for automatically bringing said two members into operative relation when the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, in combination with a pair of pivotally-connected wrapper-nicking devices operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag I thereon, after the major portion of the wrapper has been wound about the bunch, said nicking devices being connected with and operated by said heading mechanism, substantially as described.

16. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a meinber for supporting the head of a I the rolling a cigar-bunch and winding the major cigar-bunch and. a member for engagin rear end of a wrapper and winding it a out the head of the bunch, said two members bei ing relatively movable into and out of operative relation, in combination with a pair of pivotally-connected wrapper-nicking devices operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, said nicking devices being connected with and operated by said heading mechanism, and provided with a part for engaging the flag and supporting it as it is drawn toward the bunch, substantially as described.

17. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of a wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, in combination with a pair of pivotally-connected wrapper-nicking devices operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, said nicking devices i being connected with and operated by said 1 heading mechanism, and one of said nicking devices being adapted to engage the flag and support it as it is drawn toward the bunch, substantially as described.

18. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising suitable devices for supporting the, head of a cigar-bunch and winding the rear end of a wrapper about it, in combination with a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus distending the rear end of the wrapper and poi sitioning it for engagement by said heading mechanism, substantially as described.

19. A ci ar-heading mechanism, comprising a mem er for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engagin the rear end of a wrapper and winding It a out the head of the bunch, in combination with a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus distending the rear end of the wrapper and positioning it for engagement by said two members, substantially as described.

20. A ci ar-heading mechanism, comprising a mem er for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of a wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, in combination with a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus distending the rear end of the wrapper and positioning it for engagement by said two members, substantially as described.

21. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising suitable devices for supporting the head of a cigar and wind-ing the rear end of a wrapper about it, in combination with a wrappernickin'g mechanism operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon and a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus distending the rear end of the wrapper and positioning it for engagement by said ,nicking mechanism, substantially as described.

22. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of a wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, in combination with a wrapper-nicking mechanism operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, and a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus distending the rear end of the wrapper and positioning it for engagement by said nicking mechanism and said two members, substantially as described.

23, A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of a wrapper and winding it about the head of the bunch, said two members being relatively movable into and out of operative relation, in combination with a wrapper nicking mechanism, operating upon the rear end of the wrapper to form the flag thereon, and a pneumatic device for delivering a blast of air against the upper face of and thus istending the rear end of the wrapper and positioning it for enga ement by said nicking mechanism and sai two members, substantially as described.

24. A cigar-heading mechanism, comprising a member for supporting the head of a cigar-bunch and a member for engaging the rear end of a wrapper and winding it about 3 z aoia the head of the bunch, in combination with a my hand thdpresence of two subscribing pneumatic device for deliverin a blast of air Witnesses.

against the upper face of and t us spreading out the rear end of the wrapper and holding HARRY KNIGHT it against the working face of the latter mem- Witnesses:

ber, substantially asdescribed. G. MAIFARTH,

In testimony whereof I ha e hereunto set A. G. WOOPF'ORD. 

